Good Evening everyone.

Welcome to my riveting view on today's game v Chelsea. Thanks to Mr. Morse 
for winning the competition to select the title, '(oo)'s views', tremendous 
that, no prize tho, before yer ask fook off. Hopefully loads of people read 
it *about 6* and get so excited about it, that I get a new career in 
journalism with the Sunday Sport and get to shag some dodgy birds!? Eyan 
would like to request your feedback,agreeable or not! Anyway.

Thank god for dodgy pubs showing these games on a Saturday otherwise this 
'(oo)'s views' would not have been possible. Was at work till 6 this morning 
and have only had 5 hours kip. That combined with a few beers and that, well 
let's say it might impair my judgment? Isn't it just great, you get to the 
boozer early and find the best seat, then some daft coont rolls in at 3 and 
stands in front so you cant see the telly. My response, well I'm 6ft 3 so I 
go and stand in front of the inconsiderate twat!

Here we go then, Chelsea are a very good side and was not expecting very 
much today other than a 3-0 ish defeat. Considering it was only 2-0 and we 
were playing 14 men it was a miracle. There is lots said about ref's, 
today's ref was a twat......

WARD. Maybe he should take up boxing? Then again! Why punch it when you can 
catch the fooker? Can't remember him making a save today, a few daft punches 
and one silly challenge on Wright-Phillips *cheating coont*. 6

HALFORD. Said before,he is not a right back maybe his best position is the 
back scuttle.......Shite get rid. 3

HIGGINARSE. Playing against class players,maybe would not be playing if we 
had a fully fit squad. Try him at right back? Can't be much worse than the 
present owner ov the shirt. Gave away a needless penalty, having said that 
had we been playing Derby today with the same ref and the same incident 
there would have been no penalty. 5

Mc SHANE. Excellent game today, needs to be more consistent, also needs a 
bottle ov bleach and a set of Wahl's.8

MILLER. Not a bad game, Liam son if you gonna get sent off give him it big 
style. Can't believe the ref missed the assault on his knee.6

COLLINS. Big boot every time he got the ball. Hardly noticed he was playing 
5

LEADBETTER. An improvement on last weeks performance, a few wayward shots 
not going to criticize him for that tho. Dint shoot dint score 5

WHITEHEAD. Again improvement on last week, got stuck in, 100% effort. 7

ETUHU. Tremendous today, great tackles and actually passed to our players.8

WALLACE. I think he is one ov a few players who have got the ability in the 
prem. Few daft shots and some great touches,needs quality around him. 5

JONES. I love Kenwyn, so he's gettin 10

THE FANS. Best in the world 10.

At 1-0 we were worth a point. Fook off ref

"Eyan The Mackem (oo)"  wrote in message 
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> Good Evening everyone.
>
> Welcome to my riveting view on today's game v Chelsea. Thanks to Mr. Morse 
> for winning the competition to select the title, '(oo)'s views', 
> tremendous that, no prize tho, before yer ask fook off.

Heheh! I'm honoured!

>Hopefully loads of people read it *about 6* and get so excited about it, 
>that I get a new career in journalism with the Sunday Sport and get to shag 
>some dodgy birds!? Eyan would like to request your feedback,agreeable or 
>not! Anyway.
>
> Thank god for dodgy pubs showing these games on a Saturday otherwise this 
> '(oo)'s views' would not have been possible. Was at work till 6 this 
> morning and have only had 5 hours kip. That combined with a few beers and 
> that, well let's say it might impair my judgment? Isn't it just great, you 
> get to the boozer early and find the best seat, then some daft coont rolls 
> in at 3 and stands in front so you cant see the telly. My response, well 
> I'm 6ft 3 so I go and stand in front of the inconsiderate twat!
>
> Here we go then, Chelsea are a very good side and was not expecting very 
> much today other than a 3-0 ish defeat. Considering it was only 2-0 and we 
> were playing 14 men it was a miracle. There is lots said about ref's, 
> today's ref was a twat......
>
> WARD. Maybe he should take up boxing? Then again! Why punch it when you 
> can catch the fooker? Can't remember him making a save today, a few daft 
> punches and one silly challenge on Wright-Phillips *cheating coont*. 6
>
> HALFORD. Said before,he is not a right back maybe his best position is the 
> back scuttle.......Shite get rid. 3
>
> HIGGINARSE. Playing against class players,maybe would not be playing if we 
> had a fully fit squad. Try him at right back? Can't be much worse than the 
> present owner ov the shirt. Gave away a needless penalty, having said that 
> had we been playing Derby today with the same ref and the same incident 
> there would have been no penalty. 5
>
> Mc SHANE. Excellent game today, needs to be more consistent, also needs a 
> bottle ov bleach and a set of Wahl's.8
>
> MILLER. Not a bad game, Liam son if you gonna get sent off give him it big 
> style. Can't believe the ref missed the assault on his knee.6
>
> COLLINS. Big boot every time he got the ball. Hardly noticed he was 
> playing 5
>
> LEADBETTER. An improvement on last weeks performance, a few wayward shots 
> not going to criticize him for that tho. Dint shoot dint score 5
>
> WHITEHEAD. Again improvement on last week, got stuck in, 100% effort. 7
>
> ETUHU. Tremendous today, great tackles and actually passed to our 
> players.8
>
> WALLACE. I think he is one ov a few players who have got the ability in 
> the prem. Few daft shots and some great touches,needs quality around him. 
> 5
>
> JONES. I love Kenwyn, so he's gettin 10
>
> THE FANS. Best in the world 10.
>
> At 1-0 we were worth a point. Fook off ref
>

I agree- I honestly felt we could get a point in the second half, but of 
course we only had Jones up front so pulling back level was always going to 
be tough. It's a catch 22 situation playing top teams away- play it safe and 
you might just snatch a point, but if those tactics backfire and you go a 
goal down, do you bung on another forward at the expense of midfield and 
chase an equaliser while risking a hammering, or do damage limitation to 
keep the score down? It's a tough one alright.

Any idea why Jones was subbed? I was taken aback by that. He's the only 
remotely gifted striker on our books right now- something we *must* change 
in January. As well as a couple of wingers, a back four, a goalie...

Morse

"Morse"  wrote in 
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> Any idea why Jones was subbed? I was taken aback by that.
> He's the only remotely gifted striker on our books right
> now- something we *must* change in January.

Keane said he was "lazy". Can't fault Jones, though.  Why 
run your arse off against one of the best back fours in the 
world when no-one is giving you any service or support?

Paul

On 8 Dec, 22:14, Paul  wrote:
> "Morse"  wrote innews:LJWdnQRniLJVmsbanZ2dnUVZ8uadnZ2d@pipex.net:
>
> > Any idea why Jones was subbed? I was taken aback by that.
> > He's the only remotely gifted striker on our books right
> > now- something we *must* change in January.
>
> Keane said he was "lazy". Can't fault Jones, though.  Why
> run your arse off against one of the best back fours in the
> world when no-one is giving you any service or support?
>
> Paul

Views are pretty much OK.
There is a massive lack of quality in the whole squad. That's the
problem. The players we have are generally performing at their optimum
level. The vast majority are just no good in the Prem.

That is the fault of Keane - 100% - he has failed to invest in quality
and unfortuntely we are prime relegation candidates. I mean, can you
see the present squad produce a win against Liverpool or Arsenal or
Man Utd as did other relegation contenders Reading, Boro and Bolton? I
hate to say it but their squads seem to have more quality and are
consequently a lot more confident and capable of turning in a few
decent performances.

I shall keep the faith but I am in two minds whether Keane should be
given more money in January to spend as he likes (any comments from
the rest of ya on this?). If he buys more of the same then we will
definitely be relegated. He would be sacked, correctly so, leaving us
with a massive debt and a shit squad that we can't off-load.

"Hmm!"  wrote in message 
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> On 8 Dec, 22:14, Paul  wrote:
>> "Morse"  wrote 
>> innews:LJWdnQRniLJVmsbanZ2dnUVZ8uadnZ2d@pipex.net:
>>
> I shall keep the faith but I am in two minds whether Keane should be
> given more money in January to spend as he likes (any comments from
> the rest of ya on this?). If he buys more of the same then we will
> definitely be relegated. He would be sacked, correctly so, leaving us
> with a massive debt and a shit squad that we can't off-load.
>
>

Not Keane's fault he cant get the players he wants. I think we will be okay 
then improve year on year. It would be nice to see a superstar sign in 
January, even if it is only till the end of the season..... Even better tell 
Roy to put his shirt on.

Sacking Keane is stupid I'm afraid

"Eyan The Mackem (oo)"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Hmm!"  wrote in message 
> news:01c6d290-47b3-44c5-870d-86ad6c1699de@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
>> On 8 Dec, 22:14, Paul  wrote:
>>> "Morse"  wrote 
>>> innews:LJWdnQRniLJVmsbanZ2dnUVZ8uadnZ2d@pipex.net:
>>>
>> I shall keep the faith but I am in two minds whether Keane should be
>> given more money in January to spend as he likes (any comments from
>> the rest of ya on this?). If he buys more of the same then we will
>> definitely be relegated. He would be sacked, correctly so, leaving us
>> with a massive debt and a shit squad that we can't off-load.
>>
>>
>
> Not Keane's fault he cant get the players he wants. I think we will be 
> okay then improve year on year. It would be nice to see a superstar sign 
> in January, even if it is only till the end of the season..... Even better 
> tell Roy to put his shirt on.
>
> Sacking Keane is stupid I'm afraid

I agree sacking him would be stupid. He has certainly raised the profile of 
the club for one thing! However, his transfer activity has been, apart from 
Kenwyne Jones, McCarthy-esque I'm afraid.

Fans and pundits alike were cringing at his signings in the close season, 
and it turns out with some justification. It's an old but very true adage 
most of the time, sign Championship players and that's where you'll end up. 
We're now back in the bottom three and Boro have just beaten Arsenal. Spurs 
were never going to be relegation contenders, and Bolton are pulling away 
now.

Birmingham have a shrewd manager and it could be argued a better squad than 
us. Wigan have Premiership experience and although they've had a rotten 
season so far (against us excepted, surprise surprise), they could improve 
at any time.

We look like we're playing flat out most games, where is our improvement 
going to come from? Yes, the transfer window is just a few weeks away, but 
if Keane allegedly couldn't attract players in the close season with a clean 
slate, why would he be able to attract them when we've just recently been 
tonked by Everton 7-1 and are lying third bottom without an away win all 
season?

The argument that these are the only players he could attract has to be a 
red herring. I'm convinced there must be a good few players in the Prem who 
aren't getting into the first team and would have jumped at the chance to 
prove themselves at Sunderland, and actually get a game week, in week out. 
By definition, a fringe Prem player surely has to be a better option than a 
Championship player, at least most of the time?

Worryingly, Quinny is reputed to have been taken aback at the wage demands 
made by our Prem targets. If this is true, then we are in trouble. If you 
want Prem players you pay Prem wages. If we can't then I'm afraid the old 
cycle of division hopping is going to be with us indefinitely.

Another thing- Keane has known for long enough that we are short in 
midfield, with Carlos' injury keeping him out most of the season. Where is 
his loan replacement? This is either negligence on Keane's part, or penny 
pinching by the board. Either way it's worrying. Same goes for the right 
back position. AIUI we can have two loan signings from the Premiership at 
the same time, and the fact we haven't brought in some Prem experience in 
could well mean we go down.

Keane has some work to do next month, we can still stay up, but only if he 
brings in some real Premiership players. If Boro can attract decent players, 
then we should be able to as well.

Morse